Posted on 06/21/2020 3:50:33 PM PDT by Salvation
The Gospel for today (Monday of the 12th Week) gives us an admonition that God will use attitudes we use for others as a standard in our own judgment. Consider well, right now, if being unkind, unmerciful, and unforgiving is a good strategy for your live, given that you will stand in judgment and need mercy, and forgiveness. There are many biblical texts that speak of being generous to the poor, for to do brings bountiful blessings. Or, put negatively, if we are stingy, we will come up short in our own blessings.
Consider the following verses:
Here is a promise from the Lord:
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap (Lk 6:38).
The text goes on to state a clear principle:
For the measure you measure to others, will be measured back to you (Lk 6:38).
The rule of returning proportion:
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously (2 Cor 9:6).
The Lord the admonishes us with this:
One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty (Prov 11:24).
And now a word from our sponsor (a snack manufacturer in the Philippines), illustrating well this text: Who sows sparingly will reap sparingly. You may find that the ad is “clever by half.”
Monsignor Pope Ping!
Not always easy to do but I guess that’s the point
Treat others as you would have them treat you.
the actual code of chivalry isnt merely men/women
it applies to every single person
and its called the golden rule
chivalry is you treat others how you want to be treated
the exact corrolary is if you treat them poorly, expect them tovtreat you the same way back, as you have demonstrated by your own actions what you believe to be acceptable treatment for yourself
hypocrites cant beg for double standards becausethey are mean but weak, or mean but women
Monsignor Pope is such a voice of simple piety. He is a treasure.
a word from,,,
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Sorry folks .
however, as a physician, I have to “judge” people, mainly their bad behavior, and try to figure out how I can improve their behavior and habits.
And the “forgiveness” meme is used by narcissists to literally destroy people. One of the reasons so many priests got away with their pedophilia was that the bishops were told by the psychologists treating these priests that this behavior was a “lapse” and that they should be forgiven and given another chance.
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